Lord and Lady

Would like to share 60 years of family genealogy with you my 74,000 name data base is free for your use and I will be adding stories and how too on this site
when not researching am trying to sell off a great coin collection now listed on E-bay - and as time permits handcrafting some interesting jewelry listed on E-Bay and Etsy links to these sites are on the bottom of my page "the Artisan"

Monday, July 4, 2011

I have been at the computer for several weeks and just can not get my mind working-
Marilyn Jean Perkins-Lord, taken by her father in heaven 10.01 in a unfamiliar place while en route to fulfill a dream she had been holding dear to her for over 10 years.
a class 4 Registered Nurse, she had been looking into the availability of a supervisor position in the maternity
department . The on going unsuccessful sale of our home in Florida was holding up the fulfilment of this dream. Almost without notice everything began to come together-a buyer for the home with closing date of Feb 24th. a few days later a e-mail from Albany Medical Center with a notice she was hired to be in Albany on April 7th for interview and test, to start work on the 14th. What a break, were she was working at Health Park in Ft. Myers, Fl. they delivered about 4,000 babies, at Albany they delivered about 3,000 , she would be doing the same work she enjoyed and the work load would be a bit less. It seemed the packing of all of our "stuff" occupied all of our time , but at last everything we had, cloths, furniture, books and stuff was in a moving van and we started for New York. Sometimes Lynn would get these "feelings" that something was going to happen, my being 27 years older we thought it would be me. She got a cell phone for me and equipped my car with voice activated device that we could communicate since we each drove a car. There was no great hurry , she led the way, with the three cats in her car we had to stop every hour or two, and had to quit driving early each day. We had planned to meet our daughter Jenny in Delaware but we arrived several hours earlier, to save her from such a long trip we called to arranged to meet her nearer New York. After driving past Philadelphia we decided to stop at next motel, this was Trenton, N.J. by now Lynn had to use a rest room and get directions, stopping at a 7-11, she was turned down for a rest room, but did get directions, upon leaving she noticed a donut shop across the street , she suggested I feed the cats and she would cross the street and be right back. Almost immediately there was a horrible noise and she was struck down by a small black sports car. this was about 6.32 in the evening, I knelt down on the blood soaked pavement and tried to call out to her, she was not conscious and never was, she finally left this mortal life. 10.01
The bible tells us we will never have to bear a load more than we are capable of. In order for me to understand why her life had to end at this time when it appears she was so happy-the lord must know that she was carrying all she could handle, a daughter who had not spoken to her for 13 years, had written her only a week earlier to tell her what a horrible mother she was, a son who moved away and had not spoken for 7 years and only recently invited her to visit him and yelled and screamed so loud that she had to leave and stay in hotel before returning home, plus a sister who had not spoken to her since Xmas. when she was confronted for using Lynn's name to obtain credit, and a mother who had not spoken to her since Xmas. but she had accepted this, with the belief that coming home would fix everything .

All day long we were talking back and forth kidding and laughing about our fate, homeless, unemployed, only the cloths on our back, and three screaming cats--with a new day coming when all these problems would be taken care of and the family brought back together.
All Lynn ever wanted during the 30 years we were together was to have a close family, she missed the grandchildren-in part she made it up by doing for her patients and nurse companions at Health Park, in Fort Myers, Fl. Since the accident hundreds of cards have been arriving from the mothers she helped during their delivery. We seldom went to a store that someone did not come up to us and thank her for the little extra things she did to make there delivery a happy one.

I miss her so very much, on the morning of March 3, we loaded up the cats and Lynn came back to my car and put her arm around me and said "please stay awake, be careful we are almost home"
Luv you babe The nights are very long its been several months and I am still waking up shortly after midnight
wide awake and my mind racing over all the events, I just do not understand why.
we were so very close,we were both Mormons, and had been sealed together in the Orlando Temple, so we will be together someday.
Without our daughter Jennifer , you know her as "distressingdelilah" I do not know how I could have made it, she was at my side shortly after the accident and has been with me every day since then. Jenny is so much like her mother, she just knows what to say or do and always seems to call or knock on the door when I am feeling bad.
It is still very hard to understand why she was taken--

Thursday, July 8, 2010

We seldom have two National events 200 years apart on the same day. This Sept 11 1814, while extremely important to our nation has for the most part been tucked away in history.
The war of 1812 was not as spectacular as the Revolution and did not have the complete backing of everyone.
When the federal government issued a embargo on Canada, making it unlawful to trade with them, states like Vermont looked the other way-the British were buying for hard money naval store form Vermont and they were not interested in passing this up. According to my ancestor, Berlin Olyer, his grandfather's Grandfather Henry Scott had served in the Revolutionary war when he lived in Claverack, and moving to Isle la Motte, was one of those trading with the British. He had a son Harry who was born 1763 in Middle Hero, Vt. The two of them owned a boat on Lake Champlain that they used to transport goods to the British in Canada. This was stopped in spring of 1814 when they lost a mast and some Spars they were taking to Ile-aux-Noix, the English ship yard on the Sorel river. were the Frigate "Confiance was being built. Henry and his son Harry were upset due to the loss of there ship but they were more upset with the stories they picked up from the north end of the lake--The British had assembled a force of 11,000 English regulars who were going to march on Plattsburgh shortly. They had seen the British fleet being readied to take on the Americans. When they arrived home a better picture of what was going to happen became clear..General Sir George Prevost , who would command the English land force of 11,000 was pressuring Captain George Downie, who would be the naval officer and captain of the "Confiance" a 1200 ton fifth rate Frigate to get the ship finished. Prevost wanted to start his campaign early, before bad weather set in. Downie had problems, getting material to fit the ship and a crew to man her. His carpenters gave him a completion date of Sept 15, She was launched on Aug. 25. Provost would not wait he gave the order to start the march Aug. 31 he would use the west side of the lake, the Vermont people were still doing business with the Canadians and he did not want to upset that.
Meanwhile the American commander Major General George Izard, was ordered to take 4,000 regulars to Sacketts Harbor to defend the ship yards there. This left Brigadier Alexander Macomb in command at Plattsburgh with a force of 1500 American regulars[most of these were recruits, invalids, and detachments of odds and ends] Macomb ordered up the state militia and appealed to Governor of Vermont for militia. With the breath of the lion in there face feeling changed and over 2000 volunteers mustered including our relatives the father and son Scutt family. Most of the residence of Plattsburgh left the area knowing full well Macomb could not defeat the English with only 3500 troops. The saving face for the American was a Lieutenant Thomas MacDonough, commander of the American Navy on lake Champlain. desperate for supplies and men he was able to put together a navy only after sending his second in command to Washington to plead for financing-April 1814, the "Saratoga" 734 tons 26 gun, Corvette/Frigate was launched, a partially built schooner "Ticonderoga" 350 tons of 14 guns was converted, just a few days before Prevost arrived the 20 gun "Eagle" was finished, this with the existing sloop "Preble" of 80 tons with 7 guns gave the Americans a edge. Macomb set up a field hospital on Crab Island, consisting of several tents, he was unable to get straw for flooring until a day after the battle. He also placed two cannon on the island and the invalid or slightly wounded could man these [they did capture one British ship during the fight] MacDonough, was a brilliant officer, picked the place for the upcoming battle, his ships were anchored in a line from North to south, the crew was trained in the use of spring anchors, which he placed on both the bow and stern which they would use in battle to turn the ships, his flagship "Saratoga was fitted with extra Kedge anchors which would help to spin the ship. All of there cannon were lined to fire broadside , the ship had to be turned to correct firing position The British had to tow the "HMS Confiance" down the river against the tide and wind but eventually they got under way, at about 9 am he rounded the land fall into Plattsburgh bay Downing fired the signal shots for Prevost that he might attack. Downing had no choice but to anchor his fleet in line about 350 to 500 yards from the Americans, his ship was not completely finished and he had no time to train his crew, while doing this the American ships began to fire-the battle was on The American were fireing broadside after broadside from the "Saratoga" this was 4 24 pounders, 3 42 pound and 6 32 pounders, they were tearing apart the "Confiance" when Downie did finally fire they killed or wounded about 40 men on the "Saratoga" after about a hour, the USS Eagle had the springs from one anchor shot away and was unable to avoid the raking fire from HMS "Linnet" so they cut the remaining anchor and moved to end of line. Both flag ships were badly beaten on the Saratoga the starboard side was nearly out of action the guns were dismantled. On the "Confiance" thing were just as bad and her captain Downie had been killed along with nearly all the officers. Macdonough ordered the bow anchor cut and hauled in the kedge anchors he had laid out before the battle this allowed the "Saratoga" to bring its port side battey into play. The "coinfiance" unable to make this maneuver struck her colors- a bit more correction of the kedge brought her in line on the HMS Linnet, there captain also aware of the damage his ship had and knew another broadside might sink her struck colors. The HMS Finch drifted aground on Crab Island and was captured by the invalids. The HMS Chubb badly damaged drifted to shore by American lines and was taken by the army. the small English gun boats drifted away and were later found deserted.. Prevost made no attempt on Plattsburgh until after the naval battle was nearly over, then he received a message Downie was killed and British lost, he gave the signal to the buglers to announce a withdraw and they went back to Canada.

Lieutenant Macdonough had won the day with 14 ships a crew of 882 men they took on the English of 16 warships and 937 men and won Had they lost our map of America would look much different. the peace treaty of Ghent was being negotiated and the English had the upper hand, this battle gave America all the rights to the great lakes and lake Champlain.
Prevost was relieved of his command, MacDonough was promoted to Commodore, Macomb promoted to Major General, Commander Downie was taken to Crab Island and buried there with both the British and American dead. some 921 men were taken to Crab Island from wounds or sickness and transferred to Burlington, Vt. On duty at Crab Island was one doctor James Mann and one assistant.

Four of the gold medals were struck by congress and presented to Capt Thomas Macdonough, Capt Robert Hensley, Lieutenant Stephen Cassin and Alexander Macomb.
History takes on such a greater significance when we realize that one of our own was there, not just another page in history but an event in our own ancestors lives.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Some of our ancestors were pretty strong-
The clouds of the American Revolution where just fading away when Hugh White a native of Middletown, Conn. and his neighbors Zepheniah Platt, Ezra L'Hommedieu and Melanethon Smith became joint proprietors of the Sadaquada Patent. A tract of land on the western frontier about were Utica, New York now stands. Life was comfortable their in Middletown but the drive to own land and build wealth was making the frontier a dream. They agreed to meet on the tract of land in the summer of 1784. to survey it and partition it among them.
Hugh White deciding to make this land his new home, gathered his four grown sons, his daughter and daughter-in laws and set out for Albany, from there they crossed to Schenectady were they procured a batteau and ascended the Mohawk river, west to the mouth of the Sauquoit creek arriving late in June. Hugh White selected a spot along the Indian path from Fort Schuyler to Fort Stanwix, were they built a small log cabin to live in during the coming winter. four years later he erected a fine home which he enjoyed until his death. In January of 1785 he went to Middleton and brought his wife back to be with the family.. some years later he would become a judge and preformed that duty for Oneida county. The first two years of residence in the log cabin was really existing- the nearest mill was situated at Palatine, a distance of about 40 miles, the pathway was just that a foot trail not wide enough to accommodate a wagon, Meat being rather scarce, they salted down several barrels of passenger pigeon breast, the birds being very plentiful then.
While living in this remote cabin his daughter was put to a test-I wonder how many girls could endure it today.
during the American Revolution which had just ended four years before Hugh built the cabin, the Oneida Indian were split in there allegiance - some of the tribe sided with the English burning and destroying the Mohawk valley, one of these was a chief named Han Yerry, who now resided a few miles down the path with his family. One day Chief Yerry appeared at the cabin with his wife and a mulatto women who belonged to him-the conversation stated with the chief asking "are you my friend" Yes replied White "Well then, said the Indian, do you believe I am your friend" yes answered white, I believe you are" Well said Han Yerry if you are my friend and you believe I am your friend, I will tell you what I want, and then I shall know whether you speak true words" "and what is it you want" replied Mr White. The old Indian chief pointed to the little grandchild, the daughter one of his sons, about three years old, and said "My squaw wants to take this papoose home with us to stay one night, and bring her home tomorrow, if you are my friend you will now show me".
The room went quiet, Hugh White was being called on to make a difficult decision, the mother stared in silence with the horror and alarm of though of in trusting her darling baby to the rude tenants of the forest. on one hand the necessity of unlimited confidence in the savage and the in trusting the welfare of his beloved grandchild. The chief was a man influence and consequence in his nation, but he had been a known enemy of his country man in the recent war. Judge White told him to take the child.-the mother responded mechanically relinquishing her hold into the hands of the old mans wife. That night was long and silent, as the sun came up the mother began the vigil, from a elevated place on the property she began to watch the trail. as she went about the chores of the day she found herself returning often to this place to stare down the path, but no Indian came into sight. Noon arrived but no sign of anyone on the trail, it became herder to restrain her for by now she feared the worst. Hugh White explained the indignity the Indian would have to endure if she went after him. The after noon was longer than the morning , just as the sun began to settle in the tree tops the shadowy figure of the old Indian with the tiny baby on the shoulders of his squaw. dressed in new complete Indian attire more Oneida Indian than white. This established a firm friendship between the Oneida Indians and judge white. the tiny grandchild was Mrs Eells of Missouri the widow of Nathan Eells of Whitesboro, N. Y.
This is a true story, but it must have been hard turning her 3 year old daughter over to a man who 4 years earlier had been killing there friends and burning there homes-but life was pretty hard when your nearest town was 40 foot miles away

Sunday, June 20, 2010

How many of us remember three teen age farmers from Terrytown, John Paulding, David Williams, Isaac Van Wart. I do not recall learning about them in school. Then there is a guy named John Andre, you may remember him, there are about 200 hits on the Internet. Without a doubt every person in America knows the name Benedict Arnold-not for his exploits and bravery in the early years of the American Revolution , no we remember him because he was a traitor. Of These five men are linked together in history is John Paulding a self-sufficient individual

farmer was born in New York
City about 1758, a farmer in Terrytown area,
over 6 ft tall, married three times, father of nineteen children. He died in 1818 at Staatsburgh, Dutchess Co., New York. When the American Revolution broke out he joined the Militia, He was captured three times by the British and was able to escape each time.
Isaac Van Wart born 25 Oct 1762 died 23 May 1828 was also a farmer and militiaman from Duchess co.Born in the farm country of Greensburgh, N.Y. near Elmsford, he married Rachel Storm,
David Williams also a militiaman, born about 1756 of Dutch ancestry.

These three young volunteers were on overnight patrol 22-23 September 1780, there had been a increase in activity of the loyalist driving cattle at night to New York City to aid the British troops posted there. While setting behind some brush taking a break they noticed a young man was fast approaching on a chestnut horse, the three men seized the traveler who they discovered was a British Officer Major John Andre, dressed not in British officers uniform , but in civilian cloths, after searching him and finding a map and classified material hid in his boots, they informed him he was under arrest and they return him to there headquarters. En route he offered these three very poor farm boys 1000 Guineas in cash [about $5,000] for his release. John Paulding having just 3 days earlier escaped from his British captors, declined the bribe and delivered Major Andre to his commander Lt.
Col Jameson.. What a mess, Jameson did not know what to do so he sent a message to his commander at West Point, Benedict Arnold, Bad timing the day Arnold was to hand over west point to the British and it is all falling apart, Arnold was to have dinner that night with George Washington. Another member of Lt Col Jameson staff sent message to Washington about Andre , which Washington received before arriving at West Point. Benedict Arnold wasted no time as soon as he received the note about Andre being captured he left his wife Peggy Shippen and daughter at West Point and he fled to New York City.---

Benedict Arnold was a very successful, well to do merchant. At the outbreak of the
Revolution he volunteered, made a Colonel he raised a regiment and captured Fort Ticonderoga 10 May 1775. After this he joined General George Washington's
Continental Army. Given command of the attack on Quebec, failed but Arnold
and his men managed to sustain the blockade. Arnold was wounded in the knee
during this time. he was promoted to Brigadier General 10 Jan 1776. When he
heard that General Burgoyne was invading New York state, he marched his
forces first to relieve the siege of Fort Stanwick then back to Saratoga, were he made two heroic attacks against the British. which were instrumental in Burgoyne's surrender. He was again wounded in the same leg. Some say his exploits at Saratoga made Gen Gates feel upstaged, Arnold was removed from his command by Gen Gates. This did not set well with Arnold, Gen Washington a true friend of Arnold's placed him in Philadelphia as military Commander in 1778. here he met Peggy Shippen , a loyalist

Had his first wife Margaret Mansfield not died in 1775, and still been with him, history might have played out much differently. Peggy was a very popular girl in Philadelphia, well acquainted with the handsome artistic John Andre. who was taken prisoner at the battle of St Johns 2 Nov 1775 and was living in Philadelphia, prisoner of the American Army and top intelligent officer for British Commander Clinton. very popular in Philadelphia and a very close friend of Peggy Shippen. When he left the City he gave Peggy a lock of his hair in a golden locket. Later at the age of 18, she would meet and marry on April 8 1779 Benedict Arnold, age 38 they moved to new home in Mount Pleasant, on the Schuylkill River. she appears to have stayed with him until his death in 1801 in London. it was her friendship with Major John Andre that Arnold was brought into the plot-Andre a professional intelligent agent who's job it was to extract information from anyone that could help the British cause, latched onto Arnold who was by now unhappy about his being snubbed after the battle of Saratoga, deep in debt, no doubt being reminded by his wife Peggy of his being cast aside, was a easy target. Arnold arranged to get the appointment to West Point, which his good friend Gen George Washington was quick to endorse.
Back to West Point, After the dinner date with Arnold's stranded wife Peggy, Washington met with his staff and gave the order to execute the captured Major John Andre by hanging as a spy. Andre pleaded with him to shoot him as a gentleman but Washington having not yet recovered from the treachery of Arnold made no effort to intervene and Major Andre having been found guilty 29 Sep 1780 at Tappan, New York of being behind American lines "under a feigned name and in a disguised habit" Andre when led to the gallows placed the rope around his own head and was hanged 2 October 1780 as a spy.

The three heroes, who brushed aside the opportunity for gold were recognized by Gen. Washington's request to the Continental Congress to award them each $200.00 annually for life, plus a silver medal struck in fine silver with "Fidelity" on one side and
"Vincit Amor Patriae" with there initials on the other. for there Fidelity
and service they gave our country. passed by congress 3 Nov 1780
and presented by General George Washington 7 Aug 1782, at which
time he also gave each a brace of silver mounted pistols. The County
also gave each man a farm in Westchester valued at about 500 pounds.,
They were allowed to stand in the inner circle when Major Andre was hung. When the state of Ohio was being formed a county was named for each man. While these men were alive they got a lot of publicity, there was also a few followers of Major Andre that tried to slander them-but time took care of that--today of the five, Benedict Arnold is the best known, Major Andre has nearly as many hits on the Internet as Arnold, and alas the three real hero's of this plot have nearly been forgotten.To add insult to injury two of the three medals John Paulding's and David Williams's [the were about of Isaac Van Wart is unknown]were donated to the New York Historical Association and while on display in a locked case in 1976 they disappeared, along with Major Andre's watch.

Today 230 years later the real heroes , willing to give up instant reward to protect our nation and prevent West Point from falling into the hands of the British are nearly forgotten while the spy and traitor are instantly recognized something wrong with this. This was the first time that a common soldier was recognized for doing anything, it was common to strike medals for officers and leaders but never before for a regular rank and file soldier.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

My father could not tell me who his grandfather was-- He knew they called him "Barny" and he married a sister of Aunt Hellen Johnson That either of these people had parents-beyond the need to know- so involved we will skip over Barny for now.
If he did not know anything about his grandfather suppose there was no need to think he would know who his grandfather's parents.
We lived most of our lives in Nelliston, New York maybe 12 miles from Johnstown, New York between the two villages is Fort Hunter were my dads father lived, he died in 1935 so I could not question him, there is a possibility he may have known his grandfather who lived in Johnstown but he must not have shared this with my dad.

After several years of research which is a story in itself we found out the man in question was Martin Rooney Lord, lived his adult life in Johnstown, owned a slaughter house on Williams street and a meat market on main Street., he had a son the grandfather of my dad and two daughters , Emma and Jane. one married a Moore and he had a saw and file business in Johnstown and built a big three story brick building on main street.
I can not imagine how they could live so close and my dad not know.
This brings us to our story-- I researched Martin Lord's family for over 60 years, I know when he moved from Gallaway to Johnstown, when he married about 1844 Gertrude, how hard it was when the first child Myndert died 31 July 1853. I even visited the cemetery there in Johnstown and copied all there stones [good thing I did on a recent visit the lot was completely bare of head stones??] Found out they were married in Methodist church which has been torn down --no one knows where the records are.
I am used to working hard to find just the basic clues, after 60 years or plus some knowledge of the hobby has to wear off and you should know how to proceed. I was sure I was doing things right but I just could not find out what Gertudes family name was.When her husband Martin died he was in Henrietta N. Y. his body was brought back to Johnstown and a full page told the story of his life, but nothing about Mrs Martin Lord.. She went to Canada and lived with one daughter, when the daughter died Gerturde went to Henrietta to live with the other daughter.
I became so desperate to find her maiden name I spent several weeks and copied every Gertrude baptized in every church record held at Fonda, History and Archives during the period of 1805 and 1845, figured that one of 67 Gertrudes had to be her [No I never found her baptism]

Little over a 2 years ago I made my last trip from Florida to Johnstown, visited the cemetery only to find they had removed all the stones on Martin Lord Lot, no one could tell me why, caretaker said he remembered some of them??? while on this trip last day I had about a hour to waste so my wife let me out at the Johnstown Library, been there a hundred times or more when I lived in Johnstown. This day I went to second floor they had just rearranged a card file and the custodian suggested that I look at it. The index referred to a Mrs Martin Lord so I pulled the card and there was the clue that I had missed for over 60 years. "attending funeral service from Johnstown, Mrs Martin Lord sister of the deceased Eliza Van Meter w/ of Horrace Wadsworth". I managed to get a little more time from my wife next day and it took less than a hour to locate her family and extend her line back several generations. And to think that clue was right there for years and I just never found it. So if you have a brick wall- go back over your path you may have over
looked the obvious.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Tw's a fine Sunday day on the 16th of August 1819, the Parliamentary reformers had been planning a rally at St Peters Field for several weeks, Samuel Bamford a native of Middleton had emerged as a natural leader. The event called for the best so Henry Hunt was engaged to be main speaker. B y mid morning it was apparent this would be a record turn out--every one had been instructed to bring no weapons -peace at any price-the common man had had it with the unfair method of electing Parliament, the suffrage ladies were pressing hard for reform, the high cost of the battle of Waterloo was only four years past, and as always the wealthy were getting richer and the poor getting further behind.
the 16,000 Sq foot St Peters Field was bulging with some 60,000 to 70,000 commoners mostly women very well dressed in their Sunday best.
Now St Peters Field has three main arteries and four very narrow lanes., with buildings and walls along it's outer edges.

William Hulton chairman of the magistrates is watching from the house on the edge of St Peters Field, saw the enthusiastic reception that Bamford and Hunt received on there arrival at the assembly, encouraged him to action he issued an arrest warrant for Henry Hunt,and all the rest of the leaders-Chief Constable Andrews asked for military assistance. two notes were handed to two horsemen who were standing by. The
Manchester and Salford Yeomanry were stationed just a short distance away in Portland Street they immediately drew there swords and galloped full tilt toward the Field , one trooper in a frantic attempt to catch up knocked down a lady causing the death of her child two year old William Fields first casualty of the day.
Sixty Cavalrymen of Manchester arrived, the route was narrow and the inexperienced horses were thrust further and further into the crowd they reared and plunged as people tried to get out of there way. As they neared the speakers stand they became stuck in the crowd and in panic started to hack about them with their sabers--the crowd had no weapons their only thought was to get away. The magistrates answer was to form the 15th Hussars into a line stretching across the eastern end of St Peters Field and charge with fixed bayonets into the crowd, at same moment the Cheshire Yeomanary charged from the southern edge. the crowd had some difficulty in dispersing the 88th regiment of foot, standing with fixed bayonets closed the south edge
At the cost of 11 dead and over 600 injured the crowd had melted away, leaving the park scattered with the dead and wounded.
A true count of the dead will never be known our ancestor John Rhodes a woolen merchant was their he received two saber wounds to the head but he lived three days and the office of the magistrate ordered his body examined and determined he died of natural causes.

In the end both Samuel Bamford and Henry Hunt were arrested and jailed for disturbing the peace ????
guess I missed something, The caricature shown appeared at the time the text reads" Down with 'em'! chop em down my brave boys; give them no quarter they want to take our beef & Pudding from us!--remember the more you kill the less poor rates you'll have to pay so go at it Lads show your courage & your loyality"

Thank you Terri Kallio at The Ties That Bind
your thoughtfulness is very much appreciated, for the past couple of years I know many people have read my attempt to tell the family history but only a couple have made comments.
As a recipient of this award, I am to list 10 things I have learned about my ancestors that have surprised, humbled or enlightened me and then pass the award on to 10 other genealogy bloggers who I feel are doing their ancestors proud.

Where do I begin? My genealogy adventure has been so full of surprises that have both enlightened and humbled me. My parents while interested in their ancestors could not help with any factual information, and one grandmother was trying to conceal her families past.

My greatest surprise happened only a few months ago-I was scanning a little Falls, N.Y.newspaper file when I found a court case about a 16yr old Olyer girl who was married and her parents had it annulled. I was a only child my mother was a driving force for me to unravel the family genealogy-I knew she married my dad in Albany when she was 20 yrs old The 16 yr old was her-- a well kept secret.http://lordorlady.blogspot.com/2009/08/mary-elizabeth-lord-ready-to-ride-on.html

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Born Nelliston,N.Y.Active in Scouting nearly all my life making the rank of eagle scout at an early age.went on to Lead and guide many young men to achieve the honor themselves! I served in WW2 with the US Air Force. Gen Mgr Philwick Mills Ft.Plain,Mf Sales, Gloversville,N.Y.,Curator and General Manager of Ft william Henry Lake George NY, 1957 to 1960,Owner/operator Pine Lake Park,Amusement Park in the Adirondack Mts of N.Y.Fulton Co.N.Y.,Field Researcher for Genealogical Society of Utah,1978 thru 1980.covering the Eastern coast and New England states.Instructor of family research for continuing education classes at our local college. Honorary knighting Order St.John hospitaler 1973.Presently married to the Lady half of my blog for the past 30 yrs.

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